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Incite / Insight Winter 2018
TIOS in the Springtime
WRITTEN BY PAUL BREWSTER
M arch in New York City : slushy streets , stuffy apartments , chilly subway platforms , and the yearning for spring . In the trying winter months , it can be hard to stay motivated for arts educators working with cabin-fevered young people ! Luckily , AATE ” to “ American
Alliance for Theater & Education ( AATE ) and Educational Theatre
Association ( EdTA ) give us reason to celebrate , as March is Theatre in Our Schools Month ! And in New York , we honor that celebration with a rejuvenating gathering of colleagues .
The annual New York Theatre in our Schools ( NY TIOS ) event has been a staple in the professional development landscape for theatre educators in our region . The first time I attended I was immediately struck by the caring community of artists , educators , and scholars that had assembled to exchange best practices . A full-day of workshops and a keynote presentation left me buzzing with ideas to bring into my practice as an arts educator and administrator . The following year I hoped to return the favor by sharing some of my tips and tricks of teaching technical theater . By presenting a workshop , I got a look into the inner workings of the event , and immediately appreciated the efforts of the committee volunteering their time and energy to provide this service to the community . Sign me up ! By joining the planning committee , the feeling of community I previously felt on just the day of the event was instead sustained over several months of collaborating with respected colleagues to plan and execute NY TIOS .
Each year the committee surveys the participating community about their experience , and the event has evolved to serve the interests and needs of the group . This year , our committee was proud to produce an event on March 1 , 2018 that convened artists , educators , and scholars for facilitated conversations and artmaking . With an emphasis on peerto-peer exchange , the participants made meaningful connections with colleagues that we hope will open dialogue all the year round . Plus , thanks to the generosity of Disney Theatrical Group , The New Victory Theater , and Roundabout Theatre Company , participants had the opportunity to attend a show at a deeply discounted rate .
NY TIOS is an annual reminder of the strength of our arts education community and helps us collectively reach for those hopeful spring days of student productions and culminating events with a renewed sense of purpose and a few new strategies to impact our students .
Photo Credit : Elizabeth Dunn-Ruiz
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any written work, we made an additional ensemble
agreement to listen in the room; furthermore, we
agreed not to offer creative criticism or peer review
in this particular setting. (If the ensemble had been
interested in generating performance research or
potentially building on an idea to devise a longer
theatrical piece, then the agreement may have
taken on a different form.) In the second half of the
workshop, we used newspaper images of current
news stories on consent as inspiration points to
create three-line scenes. Ultimately, the workshop
culminated in a Q&A and final reflection circle.
Participants shared their gratitude and appreciation
for the space to create, converse, and deconstruct
their opinions and understanding of consent. We
then closed the afternoon with one collective breath.
A few days after the workshop, I followed up with
participants via email with an optional post-
workshop survey. One of my intentions was to
continue the conversation and encourage deeper
connections to the work. I also wanted to offer
support and check in with people in the event
that the workshop stirred up negative or harmful
memories. One participant shared: “It definitely
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